Brush holder



Sept. 5, 1939. w. w. DORSEY BRUSH HOLDER Filed Sept. 10, 1937 iiizparsey.

Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved brush holder.

One object of the invention is to provide a brush holder which isadapted tobe mounted on a paint brushor the like and which willeffectively support the brush in a position convenient for manualengagement when the brush is not being actually used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a brush holder which willbe formed from a single strand of wire and which will be securelyfastened to the body of the brush in such a manner that the brush, whensupported by the holder, will be prevented from wobbling from side toside.

5 A further object of the invention is to provide a brush holder whichwill be extremely simple in construction and durable in use so that itwill be able to withstand the rigors of hard usage.

And the invention seeks as a still further obgo ject to provide a brushholder which will be mounted in the body of the brush in such a mannerthat reinforcement for the holder and brush will be provided andliability of accidental displacement of the brush holder from the brushg5 obviated.

Other and incidental objects will suggest themselves during the courseof the following description.

Referring to the drawing forming a part of my 30 application:

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved brush holder as it wouldappear supporting a brush on a paint pot or the like.

Figure 2 is a detail perspective View showing 35 my improved brushholder as it would appear ready for use.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1,looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

40 Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a single strand of wire as itwould appear before being,

m 50 eral a brush which is of the type ordinarily used for painting orlike work. The brush l includes a body 2 and a handle 3. A tuft ofbristles is shown at 4 and the tuft is held in place on the body 2 bymeans of a ferrule 5.

55 As best seen in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing,

the body 2 of the brush is formed, medially of its width andimmediately'above the ferrule 5, with a pair of parallel openings 6 and1 which extend transversely through the body throughout its thickness. 5

My improved brush holder is shown generally at 8 and comprises a singlestrand of relatively stiff wire which, as-seen in Figure 4 of thedrawing, is first bent to substantially U-shape to define tines 9 andH], the distance between the 10 tines being the equivalent of thedistance between the openings 6 and 1 so that said tines may be readilyinserted in the openings and passed through said openings to extendclear of the opposite side of the body of the brush for a suitabledistance. The portions of the tines which extend clear of the body arethen twisted together throughout the major portion of their lengths astightly as possible So that the resulting twisted portion will define ashank H which will be relatively stiff. Moreover, the entire brushholder will be firmly and securely anchored in the body of the brush.

After the tines have been bent to define the shank II, as abovedescribed, the shank is bent medially of its length, at l2, to define anouter end portion or bill I3 which is disposed at substantially rightangles to the inner portion of said shank. The outer portion [3 will, ofcourse, normally be disposed in substantially parallel spaced relationto the confronting wall of the brush.

As seen in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing, when the brush is not inimmediate use and it is desired to place it in a location where it willbe handy and yet not soil a surface or come in contact with soiledsurfaces, the brush is placed in a bucket, indicated fragmentarily atI4, and the brush holder is engaged with the bill [3 thereof over thebead l5 of the bucket. It will be seen that, in this position, the brushholder will effectively retain the brush against downward displacementin the bucket and will also locate the brush in a position handy forimmediate use.

In view of the fact that the brush holder is located intermediate thewidth of the body of the brush, as clearly seen in Figures 2 and 3 ofthe drawing, said brush holder will cooperate with the corners of thebrush which confront the inner wall of the bucket for preventingwobbling of the brush in the bucket. It should be understood that theinner portion of the shank l I is of sufficient length to permit readyengagement of the bill I3 of the holder over the 55 usual circular wallof a bucket without interference from the corners of the brush.

Attention is particularly directed to the fact that by locating thebrush holder in the position indicated, it will not interfere with theproper holding of the brush in the hand of the user. Attention is alsodirected to the fact that inasmuch as the shank of the brush holder isformed of twisted tines which are bent to form the bill l3, an extremelyrigid and simple holder is provided.

Referring now to the modification of my invention as seen in Figure ofthe drawing, the numeral I6 indicates a portion of the body of a handlewhich is of similar construction to the handle I. Formed in the portionl6 medially of its width is a groove l1 and mounted in the groove is apin I8. In this embodiment, the brush holder is shown generally at l9and said brush holder is formed in an identical manner as that of thepreferred embodiment of the holder shown at 8. The holder I9 includes abight portion 20 which passes over the pin l8 and has its endsconfronting openings 2| in the handle portion I 6. The pin I8, in thegroove I1, will serve to provide reinforcement for the rear wall of thehandle so that when the brush holder is being mounted in position andthe tines are being twisted to form the shank and hook, said bightportion 20 will not be drawn too deeply into the material of the handle.In case the material of the handle is soft, unless the pin I8 isemployed, the bight portion might be drawn through or very deeply intothe material of the handle, thus weakening the mounting of the brushholder in the handle as well as weakenin the handle. Aside from thestructure above described, the modification of the invention isidentical with that of the preferred form and functions in a likemanner.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

In a device of the class described, a brush having a handle formed withparallel openings, and a brush holder comprising a single strand of wirebent to U-shape and defining tines projecting through the openings andclear of .the brush, said tines being twisted together to form a shankwith a portion thereof in contact with the handle between the openings,said shank projecting away from the face of the brush at substantiallyright angles thereto and being bent to form a hook having a bill locatedin parallel spaced relation to the face of the handle for supporting thebrush on a support.

WINFRED W. DORSEY.

